Donald Trump’s campaign may be spewing lies about crime and violence, but Kamala Harris needs to engage on this issue.
Laura Washington: Kamala Harris must engage with voters on crime to maintain momentum
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Clarence Page: Tim Walz helps Democrats offer voters a better reflection of themselves
After years of Democrats being cast as out-of-touch cultural elites, Tim Walz and his family offer a persuasive alternative.
Heidi Stevens: When you’re not quite ready to launch your kid, but you wouldn’t have it any other way
I’ve said goodbye to things, writes Heidi Stevens. Jobs. Homes. Friendships. Marriages. Saying goodbye to a childhood is different.
Daniel DePetris: Is this the last chance for a cease-fire in Gaza?
While we’ve seen Israel-Hamas talks collapse multiple times this year, this round of diplomacy feels eerily different.
Clarence Page: Maybe it’s in the air. A timely step towards semiretirement.
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Clarence Page: Biden’s campaign exit has Trump flailing, sort of like a sputtering helicopter
Donald Trump’s bizarre story of a fraught helicopter ride with Willie Brown has Clarence Page wondering if the former president is losing it.
Laura Washington: The African Festival of the Arts, a path to my heritage, has sadly been canceled
Chicago’s African Festival of the Arts is my favorite summer festival and is a well-trodden path to my African heritage and culture.
Elizabeth Shackelford: Will democracy be restored after the ouster of Bangladesh’s autocratic leader?
It was a dramatic and unhappy end to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s career that could have been remembered for very different reasons.
Laura Washington: Donald Trump tried to court the Black vote in Chicago. He doesn’t deserve it.
The Black journalists convention confirmed why Donald Trump’s bigotry is unacceptable, not just to Black people, but also to every American who hopes for progress and equity.
Heidi Stevens: I don’t think the old, sexist playbook is going to work against Kamala Harris. Here’s why
I don’t know what will happen in November. But the path that’s taking us there feels uncharted, unconventional, unprecedented. And already, that’s hopeful.